( 2026:JHHC:465 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 7530 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7530 of 2025 Vikash Kumar Gupta @ Vikash Prasad, aged about 34 years, S/o Umesh Prasad, R/o Village- R/o 49 Kandi Nawada, Nand Puri Colony, Gaya, P.O. & P.S. Delha, District- Gaya, Bihar … Petitioner -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sandhya Kumari Gupta, D/o Aditya Sahu, R/o Village- Mohnatoli Hutubdag, P.O., P.S. & District- Khunti … Opposite Parties ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sunil Kumar Ganjhu, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Gaurav, Advocate ----- 04/09.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Khunti (Mahila) P.S. Case No.03/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 85/115(2)/352/351(2)/3(5) of the BNS and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the Court of the learned C.J.M., Khunti. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is happened to be the husband of the informant. He further submits that false allegations are made of torture and demand of dowry. He then submits that entire family members have been made accused and six of the family members have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge. He next submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the wife with all dignity, however, she is not inclined to stay along with the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and informant jointly opposed the prayer and submit that the petitioner is happened to be husband of the informant and in view of that, anticipatory bail may not be granted. ( 2026:JHHC:465 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 7530 of 2025 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that the allegations are there against all the accused persons of torture and demand of dowry. The entire family members have been made accused and six of the family members have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge. In that view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms, conditions and sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 9th January, 2026 Ajay/